note 86750 added to mysql.installation

Unfortunately this one bit me for a good half day. Placing libmysql.dll in the php/ext directory did not work. I tested this under 5.6.2. You need to have it somewhere in the PATH or in SYSTEM or SYSTEM32. But to me this is very silly to force the user to have to setup environment variables or move DLLs around. It shouldn't have to go that far and be the responsibility of the setup program and/or developer. I really think this issue could be solved doing this: 1) Installer/distribution bundle all three files together under one directory (ext) - php_mysql.dll/php_mysqli.dll/libmysql.dll 2) Developer goes into php_mysql.dll/php_mysqli.dll and in DllMain() on DLL_PROCESS_ATTACH: LoadLibrary ("./libmysql.dll"); Then you don't have to deal with this problem and neither do your users. Kerry Kobashi ---- Server IP: 209.41.74.194 Probable Submitter: 67.180.47.121 ---- Manual Page -- http://www.php.net/manual/en/mysql.installation.php Edit -- https://master.php.net/note/edit/86750 Del: integrated -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/86750/integrated Del: useless -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/86750/useless Del: bad code -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/86750/bad+code Del: spam -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/86750/spam Del: non-english -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/86750/non-english Del: in docs -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/86750/in+docs Del: other reasons-- https://master.php.net/note/delete/86750 Reject -- https://master.php.net/note/reject/86750 Search -- https://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php